Bloomberg – another app that I wanted to redesign so long, because the app is pretty badly designed ever since day one. It is almost an exact port of the iOS version, with a really strange ‘MENU’ button at the bottom of the app, and the deadly legacy menu button. Below show some shots from the current version for comparison:

So what if the app is redesigned with the Holo UI approaches and full Android experience? Below are some shots that I have redesigned:

And also some redesigns for tablet version:

What do you think? Do you like the redesigns? Don’t hesitate to shot in the comment box!

Excellent! Are the font used in ListView is Robotto Thin? I love the slide in menu. Sometimes, I have a mixed feeling on slide in menu. Especially the “<" symbol. I afraid some users will confuse "<" with "back" action, instead of "show me slide in menu" action.

The font used is actually Roboto Condensed, this font is great for long text in a constrained space. Don’t worry about the drawer indicator and Up caret, if you really want to try something different, use SlidingMenu by Jeremy, it has some of my custom indicators for drawer that make the user less confused.

Also, I love you use thin orange line, to as a separator for ListView. It makes the app truly “orange theme” 😀 Btw, may I know, what UI component you use as ListView header? ( Is this the correct question should be thrown to designer? :p ) Also, I know having a tiny rectangle on ListView header means the column is toggle-able. But, does a new user knows that? Is there any other obvious design to indicate the column is toggle-able?

The listview header is a custom header, I don’t think there is such UI element in native code, but it still stays true to Holo UI. The tiny triangle (spinner) should be able to tell that it is toggle-able, so no worry, just go ahead and use it. If it doesn’t work for your users, there is always way and time for changes.

Hi, This really is a great piece of work. I’ve always hated the design on the Bloomberg app on Android and I’m happy to see someone facing the challenge of redesigning some parts of it.
I really love the tablet version, have you thought about a 7″ version ?
I also love the direct access to the settings on News, Market, .. on the left.
However, I would probably have made the search a bit more accessible, maybe on the top of the left navigation view.